flounce
Exaggerated huffy departure
Flounce has two unrelated meanings.
One is a dramatic, exaggerated movement expressing annoyance or impatience: She flounced out of the room.
The motion suggests swishing skirts and theatrical displeasure.
The other flounce is a wide ruffle or gathered strip of fabric attached to clothing or furnishings: a skirt with three flounces.
Superfluous adornment
- trimRemove unwanted edges
- flutingShallow parallel grooves
- gatherBring or come together
- pleatSewn fabric fold
furbelow · ornamental trim · decorative edging · festoon · jabot · gathered fabric · shirring · embellishment
Soft rushing sound
- swayRock back and forth
- bounceSpring back after impact
- bobShort vertical movement
- pranceStep high and proud
sashay · strut · swagger · twirl · sweep · swirl · flourish · toss
Undergarment beneath skirts
- crinolineStructural petticoat for volume
- tulleFine net fabric
- laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
- chiffonDelicate transparent textile
tiered skirt · ruffled hem · froufrou · feminine · girly · Victorian · Edwardian · romantic
Uncontrolled display of frustration
peevish · whiny · irritable · testy · impatient · fretful · touchy · snappish
Leaving angrily and abruptly
frill
Superfluous adornment
pleat · furbelow · ornamental trim · decorative edging · festoon · jabot · gathered fabric · shirring · embellishment · sewing
swish
Soft rushing sound
prance · sashay · strut · swagger · twirl · sweep · swirl · flourish · toss · undulate
petticoat
Undergarment beneath skirts
chiffon · tiered skirt · ruffled hem · froufrou · feminine · girly · Victorian · Edwardian · romantic · ornate
tantrum
Uncontrolled display of frustration
snit · peevish · whiny · irritable · testy · impatient · fretful · touchy · snappish · cranky
storming out
Leaving angrily and abruptly